Ethnic theater is a broad genre of theater that encapsulates plays focused on different ethnic groups and issues. Ethnic theater is comprised of many different cultures including Native American, African- American, French, Chicano, German, Chinese, Yiddish, Polish, Japanese to name a few. The early ethnic theater was driven by immigrants who brought their theater skills and training from around the world to the United States. Ethnic theater created an environment where people from all different backgrounds and upbringings could be unified over common themes that were relevant to each of their lives. They showed the struggles and challenges of being an immigrant, and celebrated many languages, cultures, and traditions. Ethnic theater is comprised of all the richness and depth given by so many different backgrounds, histories, and stories.
Ethnic theater is a broad genre of theater that encapsulates plays focused on different ethnic groups and issues. Ethnic theater is comprised of many different cultures including Native American, African- American, French, Chicano, German, Chinese, Yiddish, Polish, Japanese to name a few. The early ethnic theater was driven by immigrants who brought their theater skills and training from around the world to the United States. Ethnic theater created an environment where people from all different backgrounds and upbringings could be unified over common themes that were relevant to each of their lives. They showed the struggles and challenges of being an immigrant, and celebrated many languages, cultures, and traditions. Ethnic theater is comprised of all the richness and depth given by so many different backgrounds, histories, and stories.